Flawed institution-flawless church : a response to Pope John Paul's appeal for a critical self-evaluation of the church / by Paul Ungar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ungar, Paul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Apologetic works.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contemporary news headlines, as well as the history of the Church, are replete with scandals, unholy acts, and abuses of power. Such a disappointing trend has shaken the faith of many, and made it fashionable to decry the hypocrisy of ""organized religion."" Yet despite these massive stumbling blocks, the Church has always insisted, and continues to maintain, that it is none other than the Holy Body of Christ. How can these polarities be reconciled? How can the world's trust in the Church be re...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART I: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; PART II: THE BATTLE OF INSTITUTIONALISM AND HOLINESS IN CHURCH HISTORY; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; PART III: SOCIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY OF HYPOCRISY VERSUS THAT OF HOLINESS; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; PART IV: THE NEW EVANGELIZATION; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CHAPTER NINETEEN; CHAPTER TWENTY; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 10, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6757-8

OCLC:

892243410